I guess I wouldn’t be too unhappy (except for people like Darron) if we had let Perry manage to have Texas secede from the U.S. We’d have to make sure we didn’t give them foreign aid, built large fences to prevent illegal immigration, didn’t offer support for natural disasters, and protection from possible invasion by Mexico or the drug cartels. Then we’d see just how well their theological, privatization, and major reduction of government services worked for them.

This is nothing new—maybe the label. This has been the predominant world view of American fundies for at least three decades. I guess the scary part is that they seem to be getting more political clout.

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“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.”—Edith Sitwell

Yes, they are getting more clout, and if Rick Perry weren’t so stupid he’d realize there is no way Texas can secede from the U.S. Our economy would crumble without the military bases. The ironic part is Perry is now complaining about FEMA responding slowly to the wildfires, and Fort Hood not deploying soldiers to help fight them. Why doesn’t he just pray for rain again?

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You cannot have a rational discussion with someone who holds irrational beliefs.

Its little wonder why many of these politicians are casting themselves as religious leaders as well. Right now, the world is in overall bad shape. People are angry and desperate. Precisely the climate that various religious groups love as it provides a perfect vehicle for recruitment of new members that the affirmation of faith for existing members. Make no mistake, these groups are powerful in numbers and have a lot of American “old money” behind them.

Scott

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Imagine being a free-thinking intellectual from Seattle living in the Heart of the Bible Belt. Where everyone regularly follows the chuch of Fox News. Receives their sermons from Rush Limbaugh. Invocation from Glenn Beck. And Sarah Palin is their Prophet….